 Lifter help opinions, how would you fix it |
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 Apr 3, 2007 - 7:38 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Feb 23, '07 From Albany, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%)  |
My lifters are ####
I dont know if it is common for the 7AFE to make the noises my lifter makes after a certain mileage, or what, but i need to know how to fix it. THe lifters sound terrible, its like a clicking noise, not a knock, but a click in every cylinder and im almost positive some previous owner ran the car with almost no oil to create this problem. I hear that changing my oil to a thicker oil will help, but i dont know if i really wanna drop 20w-50 in her yet, i also have seafoam that i could run through it but i dont have time right now. Has anyone encoutered this lifter problem? if so how have you fixed it? or how would you go about fixing it? |
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Apr 3, 2007 - 10:22 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 25, '06 From MN Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
You need a special tool to replace a lifter it's easier to get it done at a shop.
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Apr 3, 2007 - 10:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Portsmouth, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
check out this thread
its about changing the valve seals but theres a little bit about the lifters and some pictures that just might be helpful in there -------------------- |
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Apr 4, 2007 - 12:35 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '04 From Newport, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 63 (99%) |
put in 1 bottle of ATF with your next oil change, it should quiet it down.
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Apr 4, 2007 - 6:13 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '07 From Albany, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
whats ATF??
thanks hurley! |
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Apr 4, 2007 - 8:33 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Portsmouth, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
Automatic Transmission Fluid
no problem 
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Apr 4, 2007 - 1:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 29, '05 From Rochester, Massachusetts Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
seafoam will do it too!
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Apr 4, 2007 - 2:00 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 28, '04 From Houston, Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Or just get used to it. Almost every Toyota makes that sound and will run fine for a looooong time like that. Embarassing sometimes though.
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Apr 4, 2007 - 4:47 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '07 From Albany, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
yea tell me about it, i go to shows for my interior and people are always like "why would you fix up a car that sounds like it will crap out in a week?"
it is really embarrassing lol |
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